A supplier quotes better when they know what the machine must make, how it will be powered and how many you want a day. Send one request with the details and we pass it to brick machine suppliers who deliver to Mthatha and nearby areas of Eastern Cape.
Block Making Machines in Mthatha
Want a block making machine in Mthatha? Say which blocks you will make (90, 140 or 190 mm, hollow or solid), egg-laying or static, your power supply and how many blocks a day you hope for. Suppliers who deliver to Mthatha and around Eastern Cape will quote the machine, moulds and setting up.
The main block making machines page explains the options, the standards and the costs in more detail.
Mthatha notes on machines & equipment
A manual or engine driven egg-laying block machine is a common start-up in the villages, where power may be far and trucking blocks is costly. A mixer, a level slab, water and a reliable cement supply matter as much as the machine. Ask which block widths the moulds make before you buy. Spares can be far away, so ask the supplier what comes in the box and where repairs are done.
Building with brick in Mthatha
Rural villages across the former Transkei build with cement blocks, and Mthatha is where much of that material comes from. Families in villages around Qunu, Mqanduli, Libode and Tsolo put up rondavels, square houses and outbuildings, often with blocks made on the spot by a small yard nearby. In town, Northcrest, Fort Gale and Southernwood see extensions, flats and shops. Distances are long and some roads are rough gravel, so deliveries take planning and many builders buy a machine instead of trucking blocks. Summers are hot with heavy storms, and winters can be cold inland, so cover fresh blocks year round. Water is a real question at many village sites.
Who asks for block making machines around Mthatha, most often first:
- Homeowners: making hollow blocks for a long boundary wall or a garage at home
- New brick-making businesses: a small block machine selling 140 mm blocks to local builders and homeowners
- Brickyards and block yards: adding hollow blocks to a brick range so builders buy everything in one place
Local tips for Mthatha
Common here: cement blocks for village houses and rondavels, machines for local yards. Ask each supplier or contractor about this: ask whether the price includes delivery to the village and offloading. Where they work from: hardware stores and block yards in town; small yards in the villages around.
Around Mthatha the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means making hollow blocks for a long boundary wall or a garage at home. Before you agree to anything: blocks for sale should meet SANS 1215. Getting stock here: cement and bricks by truck along the N2; machines often from East London.
Service area: Mthatha and surrounds
Suppliers and contractors on our network work in Mthatha and surrounding areas, including Ngcobo, Libode, Qunu, Mqanduli, Tsolo, Viedgesville. Give the suburb or township and whether a big truck can get in, so the quote can allow for delivery and offloading.